1982 Army Cadets football team

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1982 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
CaptainGerald Walker, Mike Williams
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Penn State       11 1 0
No. 10 Pittsburgh       9 3 0
No. 13 Florida State       9 3 0
No. 19 West Virginia       9 3 0
Boston College       8 3 1
Southwestern Louisiana       7 3 1
East Carolina       7 4 0
Miami (FL)       7 4 0
Southern Miss       7 4 0
Virginia Tech       7 4 0
Notre Dame       6 4 1
Cincinnati       6 5 0
Georgia Tech       6 5 0
Navy       6 5 0
Louisville       5 6 0
Rutgers       5 6 0
Army       4 7 0
South Carolina       4 7 0
Temple       4 7 0
Tulane       4 7 0
Syracuse       2 9 0
Memphis State       1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Ed Cavanaugh, the Cadets compiled a 4–7 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 271 to 164.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to Navy by a 24–7 score.[2]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 11at MissouriL 10–23
September 18LafayetteW 26–2031,103[3]
September 25at No. 11 North CarolinaL 8–6250,950[4]
October 2Harvard
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 17–1339,830[5]
October 9vs. RutgersL 3–24
October 16at PrincetonW 20–1421,243[6]
October 23Boston College
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 17–3240,397
October 30Columbia
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 41–830,663[7]
November 6Air Force
L 9–27
November 131:30 p.m.No. 8 Pittsburgh
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
ESPNL 6–2440,475
December 4vs. NavyL 7–24

Roster[edit]

  • LB Jim Mitroka
  • Nate Sassaman

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Army Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "1982 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  3. ^ Markowitz, Marc (September 19, 1982). "Army's 'Special' Teams Produce 26-20 Victory Over the Leopards". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UNC routs Army 62–8, loses QB". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 26, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Craig, Jack (October 3, 1982). "Army Stymies Harvard Drive". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Cassata, Donna (October 17, 1982). "Army Holds Off Princeton, 20-14". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. pp. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Cassata, Donna (October 31, 1982). "Army Wins, 41-8". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.